Awards

Tomie Hahn, Assoc. Prof. in Arts, won the Alan P. Merriam Prize "to recognize the most distinguished, published English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology" for her ethnography Sensational Knowledge: Embodying Culture through Japanese Dance (Wesleyan University Press) at the recent meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology.

Organization/Personnel

Larry Reid, Prof. in Cognitive Science, served as a reviewer of grants submitted to the United States Army Medical Research and Materials Command's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.

Ron Sun, Prof. in Cognitive Science, has been appointed to the editorial board of the prestigious journal of the neural networks research community, "Neural Networks," published by Elsevier.

Publications

James D. Adams, Prof. in Economics, with Mircea Marcu, and Andrew J. Wang published “Public Technology Infrastructure, R&D Sourcing, and Research Joint Ventures,” in Economics of Innovation and New Technology 17.

Sharon Anderson-Gold, Prof. in Science and Technology Studies and Department Head, will publish a paper, “Cosmopolitan Right: State and System in Kant’s Political Theory,“ in S. Baiasu and H. Williams (eds.) Politics and Metaphysics in Kant, University of Wales Press, 2010.

Nancy D. Campbell, Assoc. Prof. in Science and Technology Studies, published a book, The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts (Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2008). The book was co-authored with film makers JP Olsen and Luke Walden, who have produced a documentary by the same name in which Campbell appears, to be released on PBS this fall. Olsen and Campbell will be featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and the WAMC Roundtable.

Caren Canier, Prof. in Arts, exhibited paintings in a curated group show "What's in a Face" at Long Island University, Salena Gallery, in Brooklyn, New York, and exhibited paintings in a curated group show "Figuratively Speaking" at George Marshall Store Gallery in York, Maine, and exhibited and donated a painting for a benefit auction at the New York Studio School in New York, NY.

W. J. W. Botzen, John Gowdy, Prof. in Economics, and J. C. J. M. van den Bergh, coauthored “Cumulative CO2 Emissions: Shifting International Responsibilities for Climate Debt,” Climate Policy 8: 569-576.

John Heim, Clinical Prof. in Economics, published “What Determines Market Demand for Investment Goods?” in International Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Oct. 2008).

Shawn Lawson, Asst. Prof. in Arts, had a video shown in the FONLAD's 2008 exhibition program at the Madeira's International Art Biennale, between Sept. 1 and Oct. 13, 2008. He also gave a lecture, "What is Interactive Media?", at the University of Vermont.

Mikko Manner, Ph.D. candidate in Economics, and John Gowdy, Prof. in Economics, coauthored “Brundtland Report” in Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Vol. 1, pp. 119-120, Macmillan.

Pauline Oliveros, Distinguished Prof. in Arts, published "From outside the window: electronic sound performance," in The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music and Digital Sound Culture, edited by Roger T. Dean, austraLYSIS, Sydney, and MARCS Auditory Laboratories, University of Western Sydney, Australia. She also published, The Art Guys Silver Jubilee Tribute Album - The Eyes of Taxes Are Upon You; Then & Now Now & Then: Celebrating 20 Years Deep Listening Band, TAIGA Records (double LP vinyl) Oct. 2008; and Drifting Depths, Important Records (LP vinyl), Oct. 2008. She perofrmed with the Deep Listening Band, hosted by WJFF in Roscoe, NY (Live performance and broadcast), and they also presented a concert hosted by Roulette Intermedium at Location One in New York City on Oct. 24 & 25, 2008.

Neil Rolnick, Prof. in Arts, presented master class to composition students at Syracuse University. On Oct. 16, he performed a program of original music at the Redhouse Art Center, Syracuse, NY. Presented by the Music Dept of Syracuse University and funds from the New York State Music Fund. The program included: “A Robert Johnson Sampler,” “Gate Beats,” “Fiddle Faddle,” “Digits,” and “Hammer & Hair” on Oct. 15, 2008.

Kenneth L. Simons, Asst. Prof. in Economics, is an Investigator in the recently announced NSF Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center. The Center, which includes 29 Investigators and other faculty, is slated to receive $18.5 million from the NSF over five years.

Ron Sun, Prof. in Cognitive Science, published - R. Sun, X. Zhang, and R. Mathews, "Capturing Some Human Data in a Letter Counting Task: Accessibility and Action-Centeredness in Representing Cognitive Skills," Neural Networks, in press.

Ron Sun, Prof. in Cognitive Science, published - R. Sun, X. Zhang, and R. Mathews, "Capturing Some Human Data in a Letter Counting Task: Accessibility and Action-Centeredness in Representing Cognitive Skills," Neural Networks, in press.

Presentations

James D. Adams, Prof. in Economics, presented “Discovery and Invention in Science-Based Firms,” at the University at Binghamton, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 and also “Is the U.S. Losing Its Preeminence in Higher Education?” National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on U.S. Universities in a Global Market, Woodstock, Vermont, Oct. 2-4, 2008.

Faye Duchin, Prof. of Economics, was interviewed on the subject of "Environment and Demography" for a program of France Culture (major Paris radio station) by R. Stegassy. The interview was aired Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

Ron Eglash, Assoc. Prof. in Science & Technology Studies, gave an invited talk, “Self-Organization in Science and Society,” for the Complex Systems Group at University of Alaska, Anchorage. He also gave a public lecture, “Indigenous Knowledge” at the Anchorage Williamson Auditorium.

Arturo Estrella, Prof. in Economicsand Department Head, was invited to a seminar at the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., where he presented “The Yield Curve as a Leading Indicator,” Oct. 29, 2008.

Tomie Hahn, Assoc. Prof. in Arts, delivered the plenary talk “Embodied Rituals – Cultural and Somatic Transformations," at CHIME - Music and Ritual in China and East Asia conference held at Bard College, Oct. 18, 2008.

John Heim, Clinical Prof. in Economics, presented two papers at the 2008 Conference of the New York State Economics Association, Ithaca, NY, Oct. 10-11, 2008: “How Falling Exchange Rates Have Affected the U.S. Economy and Trade Deficit” and “Determinants of Demand for Different types of Investment Goods.” He also presented the following at the 2008 Conference of the International Academy of Business and Economics, Las Vegas, Oct. 20-22, 2008 where he chaired the Marketing Strategy Session and presented a paper entitled ”What Determines Market Demand for Investment Goods?” (to also be published in the Conference Proceedings).

Pauline Oliveros, Distinguished Prof. in Arts, published "From outside the window: electronic sound performance," in The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music and Digital Sound Culture, edited by Roger T. Dean, austraLYSIS, Sydney, and MARCS Auditory Laboratories, University of Western Sydney, Australia. She also published, The Art Guys Silver Jubilee Tribute Album - The Eyes of Taxes Are Upon You; Then & Now Now & Then: Celebrating 20 Years Deep Listening Band, TAIGA Records (double LP vinyl) Oct. 2008; and Drifting Depths, Important Records (LP vinyl), Oct. 2008. She perofrmed with the Deep Listening Band, hosted by WJFF in Roscoe, NY (Live performance and broadcast), and they also presented a concert hosted by Roulette Intermedium at Location One in New York City on Oct. 24 & 25, 2008.

Neil Rolnick, Prof. in Arts, presented master class to composition students at Syracuse University. On Oct. 16, he performed a program of original music at the Redhouse Art Center, Syracuse, NY. Presented by the Music Dept of Syracuse University and funds from the New York State Music Fund. The program included: “A Robert Johnson Sampler,” “Gate Beats,” “Fiddle Faddle,” “Digits,” and “Hammer & Hair” on Oct. 15, 2008.

Kathleen Ruiz, Assoc. Prof. in Arts, presented and hosted media artist John Crawford to Rensselaer faculty, EMPAC curators, undergraduate and graduate students Oct. 21 -22, 2008. Crawford is Director of the Embodied Media Performance Technology Lab and Associate Professor of Dance & Media Arts at the University of California, Irvine. We discussed upcoming creative collaborations between Rensselaer and UC Irvine. She is also consulting with curator Nina Colosi on an exhibition on games which relate to the environmental themes of the Streaming Museum exhibitions series. This project has public locations around the world, from Antarctica to Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Daniel Shawhan, Asst. Prof. in Economics, presented, "Integrating Operational Reliability and Planning: The Effect of Regulatory Constraints on Reliability and the Impact of Environmental Regulation," a presentation of the electricity policy simulation project to the US Department of Energy Office of Electricity peer review panel, Oct. 22. He also met with US Department of Energy power research funding staff, Sept 17-18, 2008 to make a presentation about the analysis of CO2 emission regulations that he is leading.

Kenneth L. Simons, Asst. Prof. in Economics, presented “Evaluating the Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Employees: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data” at the Conference on Financial Intermediaries Markets at the Cross-roads: Economics and Legal Perspectives on Financial Stability, Liquidity and Corporate Control, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He also presented “The U.S. National Innovation System: Ideas for Russia” at the International Conference on Innovative Development: World Experience and Russia’s Strategy, Moscow, Russia, Oct. 24.

Kenneth L. Simons, Asst. Prof. in Economics, is an Investigator in the recently announced NSF Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center. The Center, which includes 29 Investigators and other faculty, is slated to receive $18.5 million from the NSF over five years.

Mary Anne Staniszewski, Prof. in Arts and Acting Department Head, gave a lecture on “Looking for Signs of Life: Exhibitions, Experiments, War, Women, Activism, New York, and Museums,” on the symposium: “Past, Present, Future: The History of the Modern Art” at the Museum, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 18, 2008.

Ron Sun, Prof. in Cognitive Science, was an invited keynote speaker at the International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Adaptive Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (AKRR 2008), Porvoo, Finland. Sept. 17-19, 2008.